MUNICIPAL SALARY CUTS.

Evening Star, Issue 22066, 27 June 1935, Page 15

MUNICIPAL SALARY CUTS.

TO THE EDITOV Sir,— Evidently the Labour Party’s promises are like egg shells, easily broken. 1 refer to the restoration of tho cut to the corporation employees. The llev. Mr Cox said in the South Dunedin Town Hall that if returned one of the first things they would do would be co restore tho whole of the cut. This was in answer to a question. Most of the local bodies have restored tho cut, ’nd some without a Labour council. [ trust tho council’s employees will re•lernber when tho parliamentary elec-, ions come round, and there are five ot ho present councillors standing for ’labour, that their promises cannot be ' alien' seriously and will bo easily Token. The mayoral honorarium has 'cen increased from £450 to £SOO, no Hits and no deductions, while the employees, some with large families, have still the cuts and deductions. Tho cut reminds me of tho song, ‘ Kathleen Mavonrneen '“ It may be for years and it may bo for ever.” The extra profits of the trading departments have been made up by adding the cuts taken from the employees and should have been returned before the mayor’s honorarium was increased. There is an old saying; “ Give a dog enough rope and he will hang himself.” Metliinks our present Labour members will soon he Counted Out. June 27.